The whole of Order paper 14 on the quality of journalism was carried at the NUJ Delegate Meeting 2011 in Southport. After John Lister introduced the paper, it went straight into motion 116 which was proposed by the Oxford and District branch. The speaker spoke of how “quality journalism needs to be defended”. Jenny Simms, …
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NUJ Delegate Meeting supports journalists working in the West Bank
A motion was passed by the NUJ Delegate Meeting (DM) 2011 to support journalists working in the West Bank, particularly those covering demonstrations in the area. The motion was proposed by the National Executive Council which called upon branches to respond to the call from Palestinian journalists for help resisting attacks and establishing their right …
NUJ’s future safeguarded with withdrawal of motion
The future of the National Union of Journalists as the leading independent voice of journalists was secured this morning when motion 127 was withdrawn at the Delegate Meeting. The motion called for the NUJ to become a media workers union in order to remove unnecessary divisions within workplaces and ensure that the NUJ’s industrial strength …
Exploring new ways of recruiting student journalists to the NUJ
The NUJ is finding that it is best to attract emerging journalists while they are still at university and is adapting its recruitment methods to appeal to more students. Report by Holly McCormack, Vicky Britton and Gareth Dowling.
NUJ legal team on how student journalists can be paid for internships
Getting paid for journalism work as a student can be hard and students often think that they are not entitled to money for an internship, but legal advisors for the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) insist that this is not the case. Neil Todd, from Thompsons Solicitors, says students can be paid and it is …
NUJ votes to support student activism
The National Union of Journalists Delegation passed Motion 49 this morning in support of the School and College Student protests “in defence of higher education”. The motion as it stood was brought by the Pearson Group Chapel, and instructed the National Executive Council to “actively support campaigns against education cuts” and asked the Delegate Meeting …
Best #NUJDM posts from Friday afternoon: Part 5
I’m Nicholas Robinson and I’m the sixth social media editor. These are the highlights from the fifth part of this afternoon’s DM proceedings. @samfromstroud: “Blurring the line between a blog and journalism runs the risk of ‘deskilling’ our trade” #nujdm @Peter__Murray Just realised I wasn’t following #nujdm. How did that happen? So shocked I nearly missed …
Pete Murray: Educate, Agitate, Organise
The National Union of Journalist’s President Pete Murray opened the Union’s 2011 Delegate Meeting by praising the solidarity of our “magnificent union”. Looking back on his term, an emotional Murray told delegates gathered in Southport about the threats the union faces and how we can fight them together if unified. Historic era He cited this …